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Points: 6336 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 02 2007 at 13:06
Well, I guess here goes my list, its more or less my favorite albums in the genre, but Ill try to keep it as objective and representative of the genre as possible

  1. Close to the edge - Yes
  2. Foxtrot - Genesis
  3. Selling England by the pound - Genesis
  4. Fragil - Yes
  5. Moonmadness - Camel
  6. Scheherezade and other stories - Renaissance
  7. Si on avait... - Harmonium
  8. Relayer - Yes
  9. Hybris - Anglagard
  10. Mirage - Camel
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Points: 2755 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 02 2007 at 20:55
Originally posted by Ivan_Melgar_M Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:

Originally posted by ghost_of_morphy ghost_of_morphy wrote:

 
While Jon definitely deserves his Prog Related tag, Olias goes above and beyond.  If he were judged on that album alone, he'd be in symphonic (or maybe we'd put him in space rock?)
 
I agree, Olias is his best work by far, but still I can't get it, too weak and with hints of early New Age IMHO.
 
I went to saw him in Lima playing alone and it's one of the two concerts I left before the end (being the other a genesis act during the Invisible Touch tour).
 
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So while I've got you here, what's your opinion of Animation?
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Points: 19535 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 02 2007 at 21:04
Originally posted by ghost_of_morphy ghost_of_morphy wrote:

 
So while I've got you here, what's your opinion of Animation?
 
It's hard to be free of prejudices because I hate Jon Anderson's voice, he's the reason why Jes is not even among my 20 top bands despite I love their music, but will try.
 
If you like Tormato and bland Electronica,  this is your album, annoying, IMO mefdiocre with a bit of luck.
 
I'm sure that if Jon would not had been part of Yes, hardly would had achieved a solo career, his stuff is absolutely uneven and his tterrible voice is something I can't stand.
 
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Points: 2755 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 03 2007 at 01:58
Originally posted by Ivan_Melgar_M Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:

Originally posted by ghost_of_morphy ghost_of_morphy wrote:

 
So while I've got you here, what's your opinion of Animation?
If you like Tormato and bland Electronica,  this is your album, annoying, IMO mefdiocre with a bit of luck.
 
I can't agree with you on the Tormato reference, but the bland electronica is certainly in evidence on tracks like Olympia and Surrender.
 
As for Anderson's voice, he is limited in what he can do, but what he does, he does well.  Animation is probably the album on which he stretches himself the most.


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1. Camel- Music Inspired by the Snow Goose  CrySmileStar
2. Yes- Close to the Edge
3. Genesis- Selling England by the Pound
4. Anthony Phillips- The Geese and the Ghost
5. Genesis- Nursery Cryme
6. Emerson, Lake and Palmer- Tarkus
7. Emerson, Lake and Palmer- Brain Salad Surgery
8. Genesis- Trespass
9. Camel- Mirage
10. Yes- Relayer
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1- YES - CLOSE TO THE EDGE
2- GENESIS - SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND
3- ELP - BRAIN SALAD SURGERY
4- CAMEL - MOONMADNESS
5- BJH - GONE TO EARTH
6- PFM - STORIA DI UN MINUTO
7- BANCO - IO SONO NATO LIBERO
8- LE ORME - FELONA E SORONA
9- NEW TROLLS - CONCERTO PER I NEW TROLLS
10 - IL BALLETTO DI BRONZO - YS
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Points: 1882 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 03 2007 at 19:07
1 Kansas - Leftoverature
2 Yes - Fragile
3 Focus - Hamburger Concerto
4 ELP - Brain Salad Surgery
5 Yes - Relayer
6 Camel - Moonmadness
7 Kansas - Song for America
8 King Crimson - ITCOTCK (would be higher on an art-rock list)
9 Yes - CTTE
10 Kansas- The Point of Know Return
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